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You need something that can hold the bottom end together and which can be relatively bright while you're playing those filtertrons. There's a lot of midrange in those 5E3s and I haven't found that they work well with filtertrons which are also relatively midrangey. The blonde Bassmans work well because they can hold things together and you can dial in more tight and bright using the Presence knob. I use a sup-ed up 5E3 with larger tranformers and 6L6s for country stuff. It sounds great with Teles and Strats, but not with my Nashvilles or Jets. However, if you can get a Gretsch with Dearmonds (or TV Jones Magnatrons) and play through a 5E3-style amp, those have the pop. I have a Setzer Nashville and an Eddie Cochran Nashville (w/a P90 and Dearmond). The Eddie Cochran seems to work the best.
One amp you might want to scope out is an early-mid 60s Ampeg Reverb Rocket (the one with the 7591 power tubes). Those have the tweed tone but more high end cut which would complement the filtertrons.
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